The Postal Service is a Family Tradition
Postal Families
The Postal Career begin with the suggestion from my Uncle Lawrence Lester, a city carrier, to take the exam. Just a few months later, I was hired as a clerk in Raleigh NC. I later transferred home to the post office in Fayetteville. My father was very proud because he was currently a maintenance mechanic in the Fayetteville Post Office. He had become the 1st African American to hold that position there. I was hired as a clerk and was later promoted to Postmaster after several Officer in Charge details. At the time of my retirement, I was Postmaster in Stedman NC.
In addition to my Postal career, two of my three sisters also began and retired from the US Postal Service. Sheila Raeford was a Human Resources Specialist, Greensboro NC at the time of her retirement. Sandra Raeford Brown was a Distribution Machine Clerk, Fayetteville NC at the time of her retirement.
“A family Tradition”
AUTHOR NAME: Cheryl McNeill
AUTHOR CITY, STATE: Stedman, NC
